The Chicago Blackhawks power play did not show up for the preseason.
Head coach Joel Quenneville and assistant coach Kevin Dineen wanted all areas of the team to get up to speed in the team's exhibition games, and that included the Blackhawks' play with the man advantage. However, this part of the game was basically nonexistent as the Blackhawks went 1-of-22 with the man advantage in six preseason games.
They didn't score until Patrick Kane put the puck in the net in the team's preseason finale against the New York Rangers.
Quenneville has not been overly worried about this issue, mainly because the Blackhawks put out one of the most talented teams in the league on the ice on an every-night basis.
However, a group that includes Kane, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook has often gone through long stretches when the power play has been disappointing or unproductive.
Chicago's power play ranked 10th in the league last year (out of 30 teams), and the Blackhawks had the seventh-ranked power play in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Both of those figures ...
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